(Dutch, 17th century)Tavern Scene, bears signature lower left "Isack v Ostade/16?6", oil on panel, 17 x 22-1/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 25-3/4 x 31-1/8 in.Note: This lot is accompanied by a letter from Ellis Dullaart, MA, Curator Dutch and Flemish Old Master Painting, RKD, discussing this work of art.Exhibited: Duke University Museum of Art, 1988, accompanied by copy of loan documentÿ, Provenance: Estate of Clarence H. Mackay, Trustee, Metropolitan Museum of Art (1929-1932); Hammer Galleries, New York,1941; Estate of Alice Rozenbroek, Henrico, Virginia
Condition
date with possible over cleaning, cradled, crackle, horizontal checks (splits) with associated retouch, conservation of this painting was performed by the Preservation Department of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam at which time the cradle was applied; frame with abrasions